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minus-squareCoderKat@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agoBut by that logic, there’s a terrifying number of adults who also shouldn’t vote.
minus-squareseitaniclinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHow so? An adult has a fully-functioning brain, unlike a 16-year-old.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnyone above 65 for example. Even dementia patients still have right to vote.
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minus-squareWaxedWookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAnd we keep that in check how? I ask because I’ve never seen it done successfully and sustainably - even well intentioned autocracies lead to terrible outcomes in pretty short order.
minus-squareWaxedWookie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI’ll remind you that the GOP not only exists, but is the party of choice for a little under half of voters - MTG, DeSantis, Trump, Boebert…
minus-squareseitaniclinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoVoting age should be 25, since that’s the age when your brain becomes fully mature.
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But by that logic, there’s a terrifying number of adults who also shouldn’t vote.
How so? An adult has a fully-functioning brain, unlike a 16-year-old.
Anyone above 65 for example.
Even dementia patients still have right to vote.
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And we keep that in check how? I ask because I’ve never seen it done successfully and sustainably - even well intentioned autocracies lead to terrible outcomes in pretty short order.
I’ll remind you that the GOP not only exists, but is the party of choice for a little under half of voters - MTG, DeSantis, Trump, Boebert…
Voting age should be 25, since that’s the age when your brain becomes fully mature.